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Cover: Journal of Basic Microbiology. 5/2016
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.201670051
Subject(s) - candida albicans , biofilm , microbiology and biotechnology , hypha , cover (algebra) , citation , biology , library science , computer science , bacteria , engineering , genetics , mechanical engineering
SEM micrograph (5000x) of Candida albicans biofilm grown in Lee's medium depleted with glucose and additioned with 5% xylitol. The field shows blastospores undergoing hyphal formation, and expresses the polyphenic trait of the fungus. Starvation conditions such as glucose depletion trigger hyphae formation which is considered a key virulence factor of the fungus. Studying the influence of carbohydrates and polyols on C. albicans growth is important in the perspective of a dietary control of infections by this opportunistic fungal pathogen. (Photo: Andrei C. Ionescu, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, IRCCS Galeazzi Institute, University of Milan, Milan, Italy).